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Hello
I was given a MacBook Pro 15 inch with touchbar for work but the keyboard is French (AZERTY). Is there any way of converting the keyboard to English UK (QWERTY)?
MacBook Pro TouchBar and Touch ID, iOS 11.2
There are two parts you could mean by "convert".
MacOS has keyboard substitution tables built into it that can change your keyboard to many different layouts, all Romance languages and even non-Roman writing systems.
The other part is the graphics on the keys. If you are an experienced touch typist, just place a printed keyboard map somewhere near your computer.
If you hunt an peck, as I do, you may need to put some labels on the keys, or use a sharpie marker. If you suffer from too much money, you could pay Apple to change out the keyboard with one that has the keycaps you prefer.
French notebook:
British Notebook:
from:
How to identify keyboard localizations - Apple Support
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There are two parts you could mean by "convert".
MacOS has keyboard substitution tables built into it that can change your keyboard to many different layouts, all Romance languages and even non-Roman writing systems.
The other part is the graphics on the keys. If you are an experienced touch typist, just place a printed keyboard map somewhere near your computer.
If you hunt an peck, as I do, you may need to put some labels on the keys, or use a sharpie marker. If you suffer from too much money, you could pay Apple to change out the keyboard with one that has the keycaps you prefer.
French notebook:
British Notebook:
from:
How to identify keyboard localizations - Apple Support
.
Thank you for your reply.
I guess I need both parts of your suggestion: I need to switch from azerty to qwerty keyboard layout and also need to see the key labels as I am typing. I type a lot of text and I am used to qwerty layout, so the current azerty (especially the way to use numbers and punctuation marks) is seriously slowing me down.
When you say "pay apple to change out the keyboard" do you mean replace the physical keys?
Would you also have a suggestion on how to find the built in keyboard substitution tables and make the switch?
Thanks again for your help.
this article shows how to change the keyboard translation. Nothing to install. It is quite straightforward.
https://www.wikihow.com/Change-the-Keyboard-Language-of-a-Mac
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Thanks again, this is really useful.
You can drag and drop the British keyboard diagram above onto Preview, and print it out. Put it near your computer, preferably in your field of view.
Converting keyboard French (AZERTY) to English UK (QWERTY) keyboard?
